Soldiers in Old Women's Nightcaps

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Early in the war it was the practice, when a man was captured, for him to be paroled, and released on the promise not to return to duty until after he was officially exchanged. At first, a paroled prisoner was allowed to go home, and await orders to return to his unit when the exchange paperwork came through. But some of these furloughed parolees proved difficult to locate, or reluctant to return as ordered.

This practice, in some cases, also brought up another problem; that of men deliberately surrendering in order to get a furlough home. A letter in the Daily Missouri Republican of 21...
The enemy wounded were always treated just like their own - not that simple
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From the National Museum of Civil War Medicine (with permission) - I’m a member of this wonderful museum and always put in my plug to urge people to join!

One of the gray areas in oversimplified narratives of the Civil War is the treatment of enemy wounded. I have heard it in our own museum: "The enemy wounded were always treated just like their own."

It was not that simple.

One of the gray areas in oversimplified narratives of the Civil War is the treatment of enemy wounded. I have heard it in our own museum: "The enemy wounded were always treated just like their own." Even leaving aside the obvious exceptions of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and partisan combat in the...

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If you love to take photos at Civil War battlefields or Reenactments, you can now post your best shots in our Monthly Contest!
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 ★ ★   Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.
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Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell “Pattie” Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​

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